Fern married HAYES Frank M on 23 Feb 1924 in Wood River, IL. [Group Sheet]

1. HAYES Jean
2. HAYES Louis

Fern married EDWARDS Steven in 1942. [Group Sheet]

1. EDWARDS James

Samuel married PHIPPS Mary Leola on 28 Sep 1895 in Rosedale Township, Jersey County, IL. Mary (daughter of PHIPPS John Thomas and BRYANT Mary Mathilda) was born on 24 Oct 1880 in Richwood Township,Jersey Co, IL; died on 10 Aug 1973 in St. Louis, MO; was buried in Doniphan,Ripley County,MO. [Group Sheet]

Horatio married MILLER Mary Elizabeth on 27 Sep 1865 in Jersey County, IL. Mary (daughter of MILLER John Wesley and HIGHFILL Harriet A) was born in 1851 in Jersey County, IL; died in Nov 1890 in Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Proposed Change: John Thomas PHIPPS (I0056)
Tree: Schmidt Genealogy
1/25/2013

Description: You missed the 2d wife of John Thomas Phipps, the one that he ran away with and was divorced by Mary Matilda Bryant. Her name was Mary Dean and she was servant in his household. He divorced her later. there was an article in the newspaper about them 'running' away to New Orleans. Contact me if you would like more information. John Thomas Phipps was married five time, twice to the same woman. He married four different women.

E. King

Data obtained from Phipps family bible

John Thomas Phipps and Mary Matilda Bryant, or Bryan, were married two times, both on file in Jersey County, IL. The second marriage date was Sept 25, 1884. Witnesses for the second marriage were Jewel W. Carrol and William Bryant (William is believed to be Mary's brother, a neighbor, and a Civil War veteran.

John Thomas married Mary Dean on April 13, 1884. She was 17 years old, the daughter of James Dean and Josephine Rausen. A witness was Benjamin Wedding, a very prominent resident of Rosedale, IL.

Mary Matilda Bryant had divorced John Thomas on Sep 22, 1884 and named Mary Dean as co-respondant in the divorce papers.

John Thomas next married Diecy E Wade Criely on September 15, 1888 in Calhoun County, IL. She was 40 years old and he was 32. Her parents were Henry Wade and Syntha Worthy. There is a story that she stole his livestock and pocket watch. They were divorced on December 15, 1888.

John Thomas then married Mary margaret plumb Lippert, born October 14, 1865, died November 12, 1944. They were married on September 25, 1889 in Rosedale County, IL.

Family history also holds that John Thomas was forced into a marriage with a servant girl that he had gotten pregnant while he was still married to Mary Mathilda. He always denied that he was the father and later both mother and child died.

John Thomas died of rabies in 1916. He had been bitten by a rabid dog while performing his duties as Marshall of Wood River, IL and killing the dog.

Alton Telegraph, January 25, 1916

John Phipps Dies From Injuries:

Suffered Intensely

Wood River Marshall leaves wife and large family, one son not heard from. John T. Phipps, Village Marshall at Wood River, died shortly after midnight Tuesday Morning in St. Joseph's Hospital from rabies as a result of being bitten by a rabid dog last October 13.

The death of Mr. Phipps was expected. He was in very bad condition when taken to the hospital and grew steadily worse. he was in a high state of nervous excitement and manifested all the symptoms of rabies including a very pronounced aversion to water.
The suffering of the afflicted man was excruciating. He was attended by some of the members of his family up to the point where they became completely exhausted by their vigil and went home.

Phipps was 58 years of age. Before going to Wood River he had been a farmer in Jersey County. He was known as a man with high conceptions of his duty and made a good officer. It was while he was attempting to execute the dog which had bitten a child that he was bitten and he paid no attention to the wound and went home.

John married BRYANT Mary Mathilda on 13 Mar 1875 in Jersey County, IL. Mary (daughter of BRYANT Gilbert C and DORSEN Nancy) was born on 18 Jul 1857 in Randolph County, Alabama; died on 14 Apr 1888 in Rosedale Township, Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Mathilda died on April 16, 1888, her death certificate is on file in
Jersey County, #1302. It states that she had typhoid fever and died of pneumonia.

James married SHARPE Mary. Mary was born in 1801 in VA; died in in Jersey Co, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Please see the Edward Smith file for the complete records on the John Wesley Miller family.

John married HIGHFILL Harriet A on 31 Aug 1843 in Harrison County, IN. Harriet was born in 1826 in Indiana; died in 1870 in Jersey County, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a verbal history on "Old T.K." saying that he had to leave Virginia and his home in a hurry. The story goes that he was at a Fall Harvest Dance at a colored church and had pulled back a slab from over a well, and a slave of his uncle's had fallen into the well and been so injured that he was unable to work anymore. TK's uncle, upon learning this, had sworn out a warrant for T.K.'s arrest. One of his friends told him that he was about to be arrested, upon hearing this TK set out for lamp oil with an ox cart and kept on going. This was within a month of the death of his father so the story does not ring true.

History of Jersey and Green Counties, Continental Historical Society, December 1885. Page 404:

Thomas K. Phipps came to this country in 1848, and purchased then 40 acres of land in the western portion of the country. Three years later he sold this land and bought another forty to which he added 120 acres more in 1885, and divided his estate among his children, reserving 200 acres for himself. Mr. Phipps cleared nearly all his land, which was covered with bushes and small timber. he has been an enterprising and successful farmer. In 1878, he rented his farm to one of his sons and moved to Rosedale, where he built a dwelling house and a store building, and engaged in merchandising, purchasing a general stock of goods to the value of about a thousand dollars. He continued in business there four years, then on account of the death of his son, who was killed, he retunred to his farm where he now lives. He built a store room near his residence, and now sells general merchandise.

Thomas K. Phipps was born in Virginia, December 17, 1819. He remained in that state until 17 years old, then came west, and visited Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa, after which he went south to Louisiana and Mississippi. he was married in the latter state to Martha Ruy (sp), who was born May 9, 1929. In 1847 he moved to Illinois and three years later to this county. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps have four children-Lewis, born June 11, 1855, died Feb. 2, 1882, John, born May 23, 1857, Mary J. born in 1859 and died in infancy, and Isabel, born Feb 10, 1861, now married to Leonard Ratcliff. Mr. Phipps is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and a republican politically. He has held all of the township offices, including justice of the peace, and is one of the leading citizens of Rosedale township.

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Pleasant Grove grist mill was built in 1883 by T.K. Phipps. This mill is equipped with one corn buhr, and has a capacity for grinding 150 bushels of meal per day. It is run by a steam engine, which is used, during the season, for running a threshing machine.Mr. Phipps threshes from 32,000 to 40,000 bushels of grain per year.

(Ron Phipps states that he suspects that this was the steam engine that John Thomas Phipps traded in for a newer steam engine and was subsequently unable to make the payments on it, as a a result he lost his father's farm.)

The Union Mills were built by the Union Mill co. the company consisted of Dr. W. Park, T.K. Phipps, J.H. Belt, Peter Dranery, William Krueger, Asa Briggs, Frank Brown, Charles McDaniels, John Terry, Z. Reddish and others. After completion, the mill was leased to J.H. Belt who operated it one year for the company, and afterwards ran it a year for himself. Steven Reddish then ran the business one years, and was succeeded by T.K. Phipps and Leonard Radcliff.


Jersye County Public Domain Land Tract Sales to Patentees /@/$1.25 per acre:

Phipps, Thomas K. 40 acres Feb 24, 1854
Phipps, Thomas K. 40 acres April 11, 1851
Phipps, Thomas K. 40 acres Oct 2, 1854
Phipps, Thomas K. 80 acres oct 2, 1854

Thomas married RAY Martha Jane. Martha was born in May 1828 in Ohio; died in 1911 in Jersey Co, IL. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

This may have been Martha's second marriage. According to Aunt Faye, Martha's maiden name was Martin and she had a twin brother named John and they were born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Notes:

1820 Elbert Co, GA census records

Moses Bryin, 26-45 years old
3 females between 16-26
1 female 26-45 years old

Living a few houses away is Jesse Ginn, father of Nancy Ginn (wife of Moses) and Ruffin Ginn who is the brother of Nancy. There are also some Harcrows living close by, this is the family of the wife of Jesse Ginn.


1830 Franklin Co, TN census records

Moses Bryan, 30-40 years old
2 males under 5 years of age (this would include Gilbert)
1 female under 5
4 females between 5 and 10
2 females between 10 and 15
1 female between 30-40 years of age


1840 Monroe County, TN census records

Moses Briant, between 40-50
1 male under 5
1 male between 5-10
1 male between 10-15 (Gilbert)
2 females under 5
1 female between 5-10
3 females between 10-15
2 females between 15-20
1 female between 20-30 (new wife)


There is also a John Bryan living close by, born between 1775-1794. It is not clear if this is a brother of Moses or possibly his father.



1850 Dade County Georgia census records:

Household 159, District 21

Gilbert C Bryon, 26 years old, born GA
Nancy 37, born NC
William, 6, born GA
Anna, 15, born TN
Lucinda, 13, born TN
Sela, 11, born TN
Joel, 9, born GA
Julyan, 7, born GA
Rebecca, 5, born GA
William, 3, born GA
Isaac, 9/12, born GA

It would seem that Nancy Dorsen had been married before she married Gilbert and the children listed as living with them include those from her first marriage. Perhaps Dorsen is not her maiden name then. Gilbert and his family are living next door to his sister Mary who had married Isaac Doyle.

Several houses away is found the following family:

Jefferson Lowe, 33, born in TN
Louisa, 30, born in AL
Sarah, 11, born TN
Elizabeth, 9, born GA
James, 7, born GA
Octavia, 5, born GA
Katharine, 2, born GA
Richmond, 4, born GA
Martha, 3, born GA
Eli, 1, born GA
Levi 1, born GA (twins)

The last 4 children are clearly the children of Gilbert Bryant and Nancy. This family is living next door to a Mrs Mary Bryan, 46, born NC.

Several houses in the other direction is listed the following family:

Moses Bryan, 64, farmer, born GA
Phebe, 37, born SC
Matilda, 15, born TN
James, 12, born TN
Thomas, 7, born TN
John, 6, born TN
Robert, 4, born TN
Butler,, 2, born GA

Moses Bryan is the father of Gilbert Bryan and is living with his second family there. Next to Moses is living William Bryan who is probably his brother.


1860 Jackson County, AL, township 6, Range 6E, page 534 Jackson County, AL census records.

Household 366, Family 366

Gilbert Bryan, age 36, Shoemaker, born TN
Nancy, age 40, Born NC
William, 16, laborer, born GA
Richmond, 14, born GA
Martha, 12, born GA
Eli, 10, born GA
Levi, 10, born GA
George, 5, born TN
Mary, 3, born AL

Gilbert married DORSEN Nancy. Nancy was born on 31 May 1816 in North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1870. [Group Sheet]